UNISYS •
CTOS®
System
Administration Guide
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Contents
About This Guide
Introduction ... . What This Guide Covers ... . Who Shou Id Use Th is Gu ide ... . How Th Is Gu Ide Is Organ ized ... . What Is New in This Guide ... . Terminology Used in This Guide ... . Conventions Used in Th is Gu ide ... . Where to Find More Information ... . Hardware Installatio n Gu id es ... . Administration Guides for Applications ... . Software Development Manuals ... + • • • • • • • • •
Section 1. If You Are New to System Administration
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Overview. . . 1-1 Terms ... + .. • .. • • • • • .. • • • • • • .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 -1 What Does "Configuration tt Mean? . . . 1-3 Administrative Duties . . . 1-3 Setting Up a System. . . . 1-4 Ot her Ad m in istrative Tasks ... 1 -5
Section 2. Understanding Hardware
What Is a Cluster? . . . 2-1
Workstation Hardware ... 2-2 Workstation Models ... . . . 2-2 X-Bus Workstations. . . . 2-2 X-8us+ Workstations ... 2-3 EISA and ISA Workstations ... 2-3 Diskless Workstations. . . . 2-3 Processors ... 6 • • • 2-3 eTOS 110 Processor Cards. . . 2-4 Processor Identifiers . . . 2-4
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Cartridges, Modules. and Expansion Cards. . . 2-5 Monitors... 2-5
Keyboards ... 2-6 Shared Resource Processor Hardware. . . 2-6 Cabinets . . . 2·6
Processor Boards ... + • • • • • • • 2-8 Protected-Mode Processors . . . 2-8 Real·Mode Processors . . . 2-9 The Master Processor .. . . 2-9 Processor Identifiers. . . 2-1 0
Protected-Mode Processor Numbers . . . 2 ... 11
Real-Mode Processor Numbers . . . 2-11 Memory Expansion Boards ... 2-11 Understanding EISAIISA Workstations. . . 2-13
Industry Standard Hardware ... + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2-13 EISA and ISA Cards . . . 2-13
EISA and ISA Workstation Models . . . 2-14
What 1st he B lOS? ... 2 -1 4 What Is C MO S ? ... . . + • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 -1 4 Hardware Configuration Programs ... + • • • + 2-15
Setup... 2-15
System Configuration Utility ... . . 2-15
Disks . . . .. . . . 2 -1 6 SCS1Drives ... ... 2-16 IDE Drives ... +... .. . 2-16 Cards. ... .... ... ... ... 2-16 Cards for ISA Workstations. . . . 2-16 Cards for EISA Workstations ... . . . 2-17 Video... .. ... .. ... .. 2-17 eTOS VideoCard .... . . 2 -17 Standard VGA Display ... . . . 2-18 Keyboards and Mouse Devices . . . 2-18
Section 3. Understanding System Software
What Is System Software? . . . 3- 1 Standard Software ... + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3-1 Video Access Met hod . . . 3-1 Workstation Operating Systems ... + • • • • • • • 3-2
Server Workstations . . . 3-4 Client Workstations With LocaJ File Systems. . . 3-4 Diskless Client Workstations ... 3-5 SRP Operating Systems. . . 3-5
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Section 4. Using Administrative Tools
What Tools Are Available? ... + + • • • • • + • • • • • • 4-1 System Ma nagar .... . . 4-1 Starti ng the System Manager ... + • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4-2
Using the System Manager on a Workstation ... 4-3 Wit h the Keyboard. . . . 4-3
W~ h the Mouse . . . 4-3 Fun cti 0 n Keys. . . 4-4 Using the System Manager on an SRP . . . 4-4
Starting the System Manager With
CI u ster View ... + • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4-4 Syste m Manager Display on the SRP . . . 4-5
The Editor ... + • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • _ • • • • • • • • 4-6 Starting and Exiting the Editor .. . . 4-6 Ed it ing Files ... . . . 4-6 Ope n ing I Closing, and Saving Fifes . . . 4-7 Searching for Text ... 4-8 Replacing Text . . . 4-8 Manipulating Files. . . . 4-8 Cluster View. . . 4-1 0
Using Cluster View on a Shared Resource
Processor . . . 4-1 0
Using Cluster View on a Workstation Server . . . 4-10 Cluster View System Services ... _ . . . 4-11
Remote Keyboard Video Service .. . . 4-11 Remote User Manager . . . 4-11 CI uster View Co m mands ... . . . 4-12 Installing the Cluster View Services . . . 4-13 Starti ng Cluster View ... . . . 4-13 Working in a Cluste r View Sess ion. . . . 4 .. 15 Displaying the Cluster View Menu ... 4-15
Ex iting Cluster View ... . . . 4-1 6 Using Cluster View on a Single-Processor
Workstation. . . . 4-16 lnstalling RKVS, the Login Service, and
RUM ... ... ... 4-17 Using the Keyboard and Monitor. . . 4-17
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Section 5. Bootstrapping
How a System Bootstraps .. . . 5-1 Bootstrapp ing a Workstation. . . 5-1 Bootstrapping 1/0 Processors. . . . 5-2 Bootstrapping a Workstation From a Server ... 5-3 Workstation-Type Numbers . . . 5-3 Using the Bootstrap Menu ... . . . 5-5 Procedure for X-Bus and X-Bus+ Workstations. . 5-6 Procedure for EISAlISA Workstations ... 5-6
1 ndi reet Bootstrapping ... ; . . . 5-7 Workstation Hardware IDs . . . 5-7 Using the Bootstrap Command ... 5-8 Bootstrapping a Shared Resource Processor . . . 5-8 Keyswitch Positions . . . 5-11
Keyswitch·Cont rolled Fi1es . . . 5-11
Section 6. Implementing System Security
How Passwords Work. . . 6-1 Protecting Volumes. . . 6-1 Assigning a Password to the System Volume ... . . 6-2 Assigning Passwords to Other Volumes ... 6-2 Changing a Volume Password. . . 6-4 Protecting Directories. . . 6-5 Assigning a Password to a Directory . ~ . . . 6-7 Changing a Directory Password. . . 6-8 Protecting the <Sys> Directory. . . . 6-9 Lim iti ng Access to Directories ... 6-9 Protecting Files . . . 6-9 Assigning a Protection Level to a Group of Files. . . 6-10
Assigning a Unique Password to a File . . . 6-11 Restricting Access to the System . . . 6-11 Allowing Access to a Single Directory ... . 6-12 Eliminating Known User Names. . . 6-12 Setting Up a Videoless Workstation Server . . . 6-13 Limiting Access to Commands . . . 6-14 Installing the Command Access Service ... 6-14 Configuring the Command Access Service . . . 6-15
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Creating the Command Access Service
Config u ration File ... . . 6-15 Protecting the Command Access Service
Configuration File . . . 6-16 Using the Command Access Service Log File. . . 6-16 Allowing Access to Users on Other Nodes. . . . 6-17
Section 7. Customizing User Environments
What Is a User Configuration File? ... _ 7-1 Creating a User File. . . 7-1 Mod ffylng a User File ... 7-3 Editing a User File Manually. . . 7-3 File Specifications for User Files ... 7-4 Use r File Format. . . . 7 -4 Adding a User File Option ... 7-5 Creating a Working Environment. . . 7-6 Defining the Defauh Environment. . . 7-6 Defining Optional Environments. . . . 7-8 Keywords Recognized by the SignOn Program. . . . 7-8
The SignOn Chain File Entry ... 7 -1 0 The SignOn Exit File Entry . . . 7 -1 0 Lim Iting Access to the System ... 7 -1 0 Removing the Default User File . . . 7 -11 Assigning Passwords to User Names ... 7 -11 Sign ing On Automatica lIy . . . . . . 7 -12 Signing On With a Magnetic Card Reader. . . 7 -13 User Fila Options for Standard Softwa re ... . . . 7 -14
SignOn Options ... 7 -14 Executive Option ... 7 -16 Mouse Options . . . 7 -16 Installation Manager Options ... . . 7 -17 Cluster View Options ... + • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 -20 Editor Option. . . . 7 -22
Section 8. Installing Applications
Software Packages . . . 8-1 Planning the Installation. . . 8-1 What Applications Ara Available? . . . 8-2
Office Automation Applications. . . . 8-2 Comm unications Apphcations ... 8-2 Other Applications ... 8-3
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Using the Installation Manager ... 8-3 Installing Applications .. . . 8-4 Installation Manager Features . . . 8-1 0 Installing From Floppy Disks ... 8·10 Installing From ole Tape. . . 8-10 Installing From Com pact Disc. . . . 8-10 I nstalling From t he Server ... 8-10
Installing Public Software . . . 8-11 Using the Log File. . . . 8 .. 11 Removing an Application . . . 8-12 Recovering From Installation Failures . . . 8-12 Restarting an Installation . . . 8-13 Loadable Requests. . . 8-13 Common Installation Problems . . . 8-14
Section 9. Installing System Services
What Is a System Service? . . . 9-1 What System Services Do You Need? ... 9-2
Standard Software System Services ... . . . 9-2 Generic Print System Services. . . 9-4
Electron ic Mail Services . . . 9-6 Network System Services. . . 9-8 Other System Se rvices . . . 9-8 Where to Install System Services . . . 9-9 Calculating Memory Requirements. . . 9-11
Operating Systems Without Virutal Memory. . . 9-11 Virtual Memory Operating Systems ... + • • • • • • • • • 9-11 How Much Memory Is Available? . . . 9-11
Starting Partition Status on a Single-
Processor Workstation . . . 9-13 Starting Partition Status on a Muttiprocessor
System ... . . 9-13 How Much Memory Is Required? . . . 9-13 Installing System Services on a Single-Processor
Workstation . . . 9-14 Installing From the Executive . . . 9-15 Installing 0 uring System Initialization. . . 9-16 Creating a System Initialization File .. . . 9-17 Workstations Tha1 Boot From the Server . . . 9-17
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Installing System Services on a Multiprocessor
Workstation ... . . 9-19 Installing With Cluster View ... 9·19 Installing During System Initialization. . . 9-20 JCL Statements for Multiprocessor Systems .... 9-22 Specifying a Processor . . . 9-22 Installing System Services on an SRP ... . . . 9-22 Specifying a Processor ... + • • • • • • • • • • 9-24 Usi ng Keyswitch Files . . . 9-24 JCL Syntax. . . 9-24 Specifyi ng Run Files and Com m and Nam es . . . 9-25 Specifyi n9 Parameters . . . 9-25 Specifying Subparameters . . . 9-26
Entering Multiple-Line Parameters. . . 9-26 Entering Comments .. . . 9-26 Installing the Remote User Manager . . . 9-27 Using the RunNoWalt JeL Statement . . . 9-27 Common Problems With System Services ... 9-29
Section 10. Accessing Data Throughout the Cluster
Using Disks on the Server ... . . . 1 0-1 Accessing Disks on Client Workstations .. . . 10 .. 1
Configuring Cluster File Access . . . 10-2 I nstalli n9 the CFA Server Service. . . 1 0-3 Installing the CFA Workstation Agent. . . 10-3 Installing the CFA File Fitter. . . 10-4 Using Cluster File Access. . . . 1 0-4 Accessi ng Floppy Disk Drives. . . 1 0-5 Displaying CFA Volume Names . . . 10-5 Accessing Additional Resources. . . 10-5
Section 11. Adding Hard Disks
What Is a eTOS Volume? . . . 11-1 Workstation Disks . . . 11 -1 Workstation Disk Compatibility . . . 11-2 Device Names for Workstation Hard Disks ... 11-2 Disk Type and Bad Spot Report. . . . 11·3 Partitioned Disks. . . , '·3
SRP Disks. . . 11-4 SRP Disk Compatibility. . . 11-4 Device Names for SRP Disk Drives . . . , 1-4
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Initializing an Unformatted Disk. . . 11-5 Creating a Bad Spots File. . . 11 -1 a
Bad Spot Formats for Non-SCS I Disks ... 11-1 0 Bad Spot Format for SCSI Disks ... . . . 11 -11
Relnltlallzlng a Valid Volume . . . 11-12 Using Parameter Templates. . . 11-13
Config uration File Fa rmat . . . 11-13 Using Format Templates ... 11-14 Adding a Format Template . . . 11-17 Format Template Parameters. . . 11-18 Using Device Templates. . . . 11 .. 23
Add ing a Device Tem plate ... . . . 11 -24 Device Template Parameters . . . 11 -25
Using the Configure Disk Command. . . 11 .. 28 Formatting a Partitioned Disk ... 11 -29 Activating a non -eTOS Partition. . . 11 -29 Reactivating a eros Partition . . . 19-30
Correcting Input/Output (I/O) Errors . . . 1 9-30
Specifying Bad Spots . . . 11-31 Running Surface Tests. . . 11-31 Reinitializing the Disk. . . 11-32
Reinitializing Corrupted Volumes . . . 11-33
Optimizing Disk Space .. . . 11-33
Section 12. Using Tape and CD-ROM Drives
Tape Drives . . . 12-1 What Kind of Tapes to Use. . . 12-2 Hardware and Software Requirements ... 12-2 Installing the Sequential Access Service . . . 12-3 Configuring a Tape Drive . . . 12-4 Preparing Tapes for Use ... 12-5 Write-Enabling Half-Inch Tapes. . . . 12-5 CD-ROM Drives . . . 12-6 Hardware and Software Requirements .. + • • • • • • • • • • 12-6 I nstalling the CD .. ROM Service. . . . 12-7
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Section 13. Backing Up and Restoring Data
Perform ing Routine Backups. . . 13-1 Cleaning Up Disks Before Backups ... + • + • • • 13-1 Performing a Complete Volume Backup. . . 13-2 Performing an Incremental Backup. . . 13-6 Perform Ing Backups With Cluster View . . . 13-7 Restoring Backups . . . 13-8 Restoring a Complete Backup .. . . 13-9 Restoring Portions of an Archive Dataset. . . . 13-12
Recovering a Corrupted Volume . . . 13 ... 12 Identifying a Corrupted Volume ... . . 13-13 Backing Up a Corrupted Volume ... . . . 13-14 Troubleshooting Disk Problems . . . 13-14 Restoring Data . . . 13-15
Section 14. Using a File-System cache
What Is a File-System Cache? . . . 14-1 How Cach ing Works . . . 14-1 Write-Through Caching ... 14-3 Write-Behind Caching. . . . 14-3 Configuring Cache Memory. . . 14-3 Setting File Attributes for each In9 ... + • • • • • • • • • • • 14-4
o isabli ng Files fa reach ing . . . 14-4 Enabling Files for Caching . . . 14-5 Using the Cache as a RAM Disk. . . 14-5 each Ing From Client Workstation to Server. . . . 14-6 Caching on Cluster lOPs ... . . 14-7 Caching on Diskless Workstations. . . . 14-7 Remote each Ing on an SR P . . . 14-7 Sharing a Cache. . . . 14-8 Configuring a Remote Cache . . . 14-9
Section 15. Optimizing System Performance
Optimizing Partitioned Memory ... + • • • 15-1 Using Context Manager. . . 15-1 Calcu lating Partition Sizes . . . 15-2 Using Static Partitions ... 15-3 Using Variable Partitions ... 15-3 Code Sharing . . . 15-4
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Optimizing Virtual Memory ... 0 • 0 0 • • 0 • • 0 15-4 Suppressing Global Policy ... 0 • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15-5 Correcting Global Thrashing. . . 15-5 Allocating Queues ... 0 • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • 15·6 Dynamic Queues ... 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • 0 • • 15-6
StaticQueu9s ... 0 0 • • • • • • • 0 . 0 • • • • • • 0 0 0 0 0 15-7 Optimizing Use of Disk Space + • • • • 0 • 0 0 0 • 0 • • • • • • • • • 0 0 15-7 Moving the IIScratch" Volum eo .•... + • • • • • 15-8 Moving Applications . 0 • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • 15 .. 8 Conserving Memory on Single-Processor
eTOS III Servers .. 0 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15-9 Optimizing Memory Usage on an SRP ... 15-9
Isolating Disk-Intensive Applications ... 15-9
Moving Com m un ications Services . . . 15-1 0
Avoiding Interprocessor Data Transfers ... 0 • + • • • • • 15-10 Adjusting Memory Blocks ... 0 • • • • • • • • • • 0 • 15-10 What Are Blocks? . . . 15-11
X-Blocks ... 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15·11 W-, Y·, and Z-Blocks ... 0 15-12 Using a cache Memory Disk ... 15-12
Section 16. Configuring Operating Systems
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The Operating System Configuration Fi Ie ... 16-1 Config uration Fi Ie Format ... _ . . . . 16-1 Config uration File Syntax . . . 1 6-2 Configuration Flies for Single-Processor Workstations. . 16-3 Configuration File for Mu Itiprocessor Systems . . . 16-4 Boot Section . . . 16-6
Processor Section ... 16-6 Processor Def au ~s . . . 16-7 Entries for Specific Processors. . . 16-7 Editing the Configuration File ... 0 • • • + • • 16-8 Creating WsNNN>Config.sys . . . 1 6-8 Using Special-Purpose Configuration Flies . . . 16·9
Specifying a Configuration File With the Bootstrap
Command ... to • • 16-9
Associating Configuration Files With SRP Keyswitch Positions ... II . . . .
Conffgu rable Parameters ... .
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Section 17. Building a Customized Operating System
When to Customize an Operating System ... 17-1
Installing the System Bu lid Utilities. . . 17-2
Using the Min i-Custom Izar . . . 17-2
Bu lid lng an Operating System . . . 17-3
Installing the Development Utilities. . . 17-3 Making Changes to the Source Code. . . 17-3 Assembling and Linking . . . 17-7 File System Prefix File ... 17-7
Cluster Agent Prefix File . . . 17-8 Operating System Prefix File ... 17-9
Testing the New Operating System . . . 17 -1 0
On a Workstation ... . . . 17 -1 0
On an SRP Master Processor ... 1 7-11
On Other SAP Processors . . . 17 -12
Installing the New Operating System ... . . . 17 -12 Troubleshooting SysGen Errors . . . 17 -13 Assembly Errors. . . 17 -13 LinkErrors ... 17-13 Bootstrap Errors.... . ... .. .... ... .. .... 17-14
Section 18. Customizing Standard Software
What You Can Customize. . . 18-1
Custom izing Message Files . . . 18-1 Generating a Message Text File ... 18-2
Ed rting a Message Text Fi Ie . . . 18-2 Creating a Binary Message File . . . 18-3 Merging Message Files ... 18-4
Customizing Templates ... . . . 18-4
Customizing the 51gnOn Screen . . . 18-5
Activating the Window-Interface SignOn Screen . . . 18-6 Disabling the Window-Interface SignOn Screen ... 18-7 Editing the SignOn Heading . . . 18-7 Editing the SignOn Text File. . . 18-7 SettIng Color Attributes . . . 18-8 Displaying Color on the SignOn Screen. . . 18-8 Mixing Color and Other Video Attributes ... 18-9
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Section 19. Troubleshooting
Diagnosing Problems ... . PLog ... . Example 1: System Bootstrap Event ... .
Example 2: Disk Error ... . Example 3: System Initialization Error ... . Example 4: Processor Crash ... . CI uster Status ... . Partition Stat us ... . Workstation Troubleshooting ... .
Workstation Power Does Not Com e On ... . Workstation Does Not Bootstrap ... . Module or Card Is Not Recognized ... . Keyboard Does Not Work . . . . Video Does Not Work Properly ... . Workstation Does Not Communicate With the
Serve r . . . . .. . . . . .. .. to .. • .. • II to • .. .. • ... II + .. + • • .. .. • • • .. • .. ... ..
Application Cannot Be Started ... . Application Is Running Slowly ... . SRP Troubleshooting ... . H ardw are Installation Problems ... . Processor Crashes ... . Interpreting the Front Panel Display ... . Interpreting Processor LEOs ... . Basic Procedures for SRP Processor
Troubleshooti ng ... . SRP Processor Crashes During
800tst rapping ... . Isolating Hardware Problems ... . Isolating Software Problems ... . Errors During System Service Installation ... .
Intermittent System Crashes ... . Collecting a Crash Dump ... .
Performing Crash Dumps on a Workstation ... .
X-Bus Workstations ... . X-8us+ Workstations ... . Diskless Workstations ... . ISA Workstations and Single-Processor EISA
Workstations ... . Multiprocessor EISA Workstations ... . Creating an Extended Crash Dump File . ... .
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Suppressing Crash Dumping . . . 19-29 Performing Crash Dumps on an SRP . . . 19-29 Master Processor . . . 19-30 Other SRP Processors . . . 19-30 What If a System Will Not Bootstrap? . . . 19-30 Bootstrapping From the Server ... 19-31 Bootstrapping From a Floppy Disk. . . . 19-32
Regular and High-Capacity Drives ... __ .. _ . 19-32 Creating a Message File . . . 19-33 Creating a Boatable Floppy 0 isk Set . _ . _ . . . 1 9-34 Labeling the Bootable Floppy Disk Set . . . 19-36 Using the Boatable Floppy Disk Set . . . 19-36 Bootstrapping From ale Tape . . . 19-37 Using the Boatable Tape. . . 19-37 Creating the Boatable Tape ... . . . 1 9-38 Error 21 on the Front Panel. . . . 19-39
Converting Hexadecimal Error Codes. . . 19-39
Appendix A. Workstation Bootstrap and Initialization Codes
Introduction . . . A·1 Operating System Initialization Status Codes. . . A .. 3
Initialization Codes . . . A .. 3
Boot ROM Codes ... + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A-5
Boot ROM Codes for X-Bus Workstations and
the ClientCard ... + • • • + + • + • • • • • • • • • • • • + • • • • • • • • • A- 7 Boot ROM Codes for 824 Workstations. . . . A-40 2681 Error Codes . . . A-45 Keyboard Test Error Codes ... A-46 ROM Checksum Test Error Codes. . . . A-47 RTe Test Error Codes ... A-48 Interrupt Test Error Codes _ ... _ A-48 VSDD Error Codes . . . A-49 7201 MPSC Error Codes ... A-49 Optional 2681 ... A-50 Communications Error Codes. . . A-50 Security Module Test Error Codes . . . A-51 NVM Test Error Codes _ ... _ ... _ .. _ .. __ . . A-53 RAM Test Error Code ... + • • • • • • • • A-53 Boot Errors for EISA and ISA Workstations ... A-55 Boot ROM Codes for SuperGen Series 5000
Workstations ... _ . . . A-56 Boot ROM Codes for SG2100-320 Workstations. . . . A-74
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Appendix B. Shared Resource Processor Front Panel and Processor Status Codes
Front Panel Status Display. . . . 8-1 General Processor LED Display ... 8-2 186 Processor Board LED Display . . . 8-2 Front Panel Status Codes ... 8-3 Boot Medium Error Codes .. . . 8-4 Disk Hardware Error Codes . . . 8-4 Processor Error Codes. . . 8-5 Software Error Cod es . . . 8-5 Expansion Enclosure Error Codes . . . 8-6 Disk Hardware Error Codes . . . 8-6 1 86-Board Processor LED Codes . . . 8-6
Processor LED Codes While Front Panel
Displays 01 . . . 8-7 Processor LED Codes While Front Panel
Displays 21 . . . 8-7 Processor LED Codes While Front Panel
Displays 39 . . . 8-8 General Status Codes ... 8-9 386-Board Processor LED Codes . . . 8-9
Processor LED Codes While Front Panel
Displays 01 . . . 8-10 Processor LED Codes While Front Panel
Displays 39 . . . 8-11 Processor LED Codes During Booting and
Crash-Dumping ... B-12 System Crash Status Words .... . . 8-12
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Appendix C. Configuring Standard VGA
Customizing the Display for Character-Based
A p P I i cat ion 5 . . . . + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C-1
Making Simple Modifications With Executive
Commands. . . . . . . . . . C-2 Changing Color Mapping ... C-2 Mapping Struck-Through to a Color ... + • C-3 Substituting Bold for Underlining __ . _ . . . C-3 Displaying Current Mapping Attributes. . . . . . . C-4
Making More Extensive Modifications . + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • C-s
Attribute Mapping Theory. . . c-s
The VGA Character Attribute Mapper ... C-8
Appendix D. eTOS 1/0 Processor Card Error Codes
Introduction . . . D-1 Error Codes . . . 0-2
Glossary Glossary-1
Index Index-1
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2-1. Simple Cluster Hardware Configuration. . . . 2-1 2-2. SRP Prj mary Cabinet . . . 2-7 2-3. SRP Master Processor. . . . 2-1 0 2-4. SRP Processor Identifiers ... 2-12
3-1. Operating System Identification . . . 3-3
4-1. System Manager Display on a Workstation . . . 4-2 4-2. System Manager Display on an SRP . . . 4-5 4-3. Cluster View Menu ... + • 4-15
5 .. 1 . Bootstrap Men u ... . . . 5-5 5-2. SRP Bootstrap Sequence ... + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5-9
6-1 . Com mand Access Service Configuration Fi Ie . . . 6-15
7 -1 . User Cant igu ration Filet ... + • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7-4 7 -2. User Configu ration Filet Multiple Environ ments . . . 7-7
9-1 . GPS System Services in a Cluster ... _ . _ . . 9-5 9-2. Electron ic Mail System Services in a Cluster. . . 9-7 9-3. System Services Installed Throughout a Cluster . . . 9-1 0 9-4. Partition Status Display ... 9-12 9-5 System Initialization File for a Single-Processor Workstation ... 9-17 9-6. System Initialization File for a Muhlprocessor Workstation ... 9-21 9-7. System Initialization File for an SRP ... . . . 9-23
1 0 -1 . C FA Co n fig u reD is p I a y . . . 1 0 -2
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12-1.
, 4 ... 1.
16-1.
16-2.
16-3
18-1.
18-2.
19-1.
19-2.
19-3.
19-4.
19-5.
19-6.
19-7.
Workstation Disk Type and Bad Spot Report ... . Disks in an SAP Primary Cabinet (Rear View) ... . Bad Spots File for a Non-SCS I Disk ... .
Format Template ... .
Device Template ... . Volume Status Display ... .
Write-Enable Ring on a Half-Inch Tape ... .
File·System Cache ... .
Operating System Configuration Fila for a Single-Processor
Workstation ... .
Operating System Configuration File for a Multiprocessor
We rkst at ie n ... .. . . . ... ... . ... . . . II • • • • • • .. • • • • • .. .. • • • .. • • • .. • • Operating System Configuration File for an SRP ... .
SignOn Screen: Conventional Interface ... .
S ig nOn Screen: Window I nterf ace ... .
SRP Slot Numbers (in Hexadecimal) ... . SRP Real-Mode Processor Status LEDs ... .
LED Patte rns for H exadeci mal Dig its ... , ... .
LED Sequence Pattern for a Hexadecimal Error Code ... . SRP Protected-Mode Processor Status LED ... . Sequence Pattern for a Decimal Error Code ... .
Hexadecimal-ta-Decimal Conversion Chart. _ ... .
11-3 11-5 11-11 11-14 11-24 11-34
12-6
14-2
16-3 16-4 16-5
18-6 18-6
19-4 19-17 19-18 19-19 19-20 19-20 19-40
